Manuscripts

George Bird Grinnell Papers

Description

This collection contains 124 pieces of correspondence to and from George Bird Grinnell (1849-1938) and his associates involved in wild life and national park conservation, use of water resources on public lands for irrigation, national parks, and the publishing of books and articles related to those activities.

Correspondents represented by three or more letters:

Bade, William Frederic. 3 letters Brooks, Allan. 5 letters Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel. 3 letters Grinnell, George Bird. 16 letters Hallock, Charles. 5 letters Osgood, Wilfred Hudson 3 letters Robinson, Anna A. 4 letters Stigand, C. H. 4 letters Yard, Robert Sterling. 10 letters

Type

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Date

1879-1951

Call number

mssHM 47409-47532

Creator

Grinnell, George Bird (1849-1938)(Opens in new tab)

Provenance

Joseph Rubenfine, May 1979.

Associated people

Badè, William Frederic, (1871-1936.)

Brooks, Allan, (1869-1946.)

Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel, (1853-1935.)

Hallock, Charles, (1834-1917.)

Osgood, Wilfred Hudson, (1875-1947.)

Robinson, Anna A. (1877-1919.)

Stigand, C. H. (1861-1945.)

Yard, Robert Sterling,

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Willis, Bailey. 4 pieces. To George Bird Grinnell

Manuscripts

Affixed to letter: Grinnell, George Bird. 3 pieces. To Bailey Willis. 1908.

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mssHM 47409-47532

Manuscripts

The collection contains 124 pieces of correspondence to and from George Bird Grinnell (1849-1938) and his associates involved in wild life and national park conservation, use of water resources on public lands for irrigation, national parks, and the publishing of books & articles related to those activities.

mssHM 47409-47532

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George S. Pelton Papers

Manuscripts

This collection contains papers concerning George S. Pelton's agreement and disputes with Jack London concerning the film rights of his novel, The Sea Wolf (1904), and with Cecil B. DeMille concerning various productions of plays and Pelton's efforts to recover money advanced for plays that were never produced. Persons represented by 5 or more pieces: DeMille, Cecil Blount: 4 letters (1912-1913), HM 50983-50986; 2 documents (1912), HM 50987. London, Jack: 2 manuscripts (ca. 1912 and ca. 1913), HM 50991-50992; 4 letters (1905-1914), HM 50993-50996. 1 document (1906), HM 50997. Noel, Joseph J.: 4 manuscripts (1911-ca. 1914), HM 50999-51002; 3 letters (1914), HM 51003-51005; 2 documents (1908-1914), HM 51006-51007. Pelton, George S.: 21 letters and telegrams (1912-1914), HM 51009-51030; 4 documents (1911-1914), HM 51031-51033. Some notable items include: Bradstreet Company. Private investigator's reports on the financial status of Jack London, 1913, September 27, and 1914, April 1. HM 50981-50982. London, Jack. The Judge: play; typescript, and carbon copy of early draft, (ca. 1912-ca. 1913), HM 50991-50992. Note: Although the play was ascribed to Jack London, he repudiated it in a letter to George S Pelton, March 27, 1914, listed below. London, Jack. Letter (1914, March 27) to George S Pelton accusing Pelton and Joseph J Noel of double-crossing him over the sale of the rights to The Sea Wolf, HM 50995. Noel, Joseph J. Letters (1914, April 3 and May 10) to George S Pelton discussing Jack London and the Sea Wolf rights disagreement, HM 51004-51005. Pelton, George S. Letters and telegrams (1914) to his lawyer, Fred W Heath, discussing a possible lawsuit against Cecil Blount DeMille over money advanced to produce plays, HM 51015-51019. Pelton, George S. Letter (1914, March 31) to Jack London responding to London's accusations concerning The Sea Wolf, HM 51021. Note: This letter is a carbon copy; its original is part of the Jack London Collection, JL 16417. Pelton, George S. Letters (1914) to Joseph J Noel discussing Jack London and the Sea Wolf disagreement, HM 51025-51029.

mssHM 50981-51034

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Grinnell, George Bird. 1 piece. To Bailey Willis

Manuscripts

The collection consists of letters, manuscripts (including diaries and scientific reports), documents and photographs related to the life and interests of geologist Bailey Willis. Subject matter includes: the work, travels and family of Bailey Willis; geology, especially earthquakes; scientists and scientific institutions. There are also early photographs of China (1903-04) and Argentina (1911-13). Persons represented by over twenty pieces in the collection include: Charles Peter Berkey, Eliot Blackwelder, Rollin Thomas Chamberlin, Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin, Arthur Louis Day, Frederick Putnam Gulliver, Charles Willard Hayes, Stephen Joseph Kubel, Henry Fairfield Osborn, Albrecht Penck, Raphael Pumpelly, Rollin D. Salisbury, Charles Schuchert, George Otis Smith, George Willis Stose, Charles Richard Van Hise, Charles Doolittle Walcott, Bailey Willis, Cornelia Grinnell Willis, Margaret Delight Baker Willis, and Robert Simpson Woodward. Also present is a typscript letter signed from William H. Taft to Bailey Willis, 1908 December 12.

mssWillis

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Remsen D. Bird letters to Henry E. Huntington

Manuscripts

Also: copies of 3 letters from Huntington to Bird, 1925-1927. Subjects: Huntington's donations to Occidental College.

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Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh correspondence

Manuscripts

This collection consists of 32 letters between Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh and family and friends including letters from Irving Bacheller and Elwood P. Bonney. The letters from Bacheller are mainly personal with references to a screenplay. Bonney's letters include subjects on the Colorado River, John W. Powell, and the Grand Canyon. There is a manuscript by Maria Dellenbaugh McFarland titled, Graphic Account of the Emigration of the Dellenbaugh Family...1824-1827. In addition, there is an excerpt from B. [or R?] Young on the cause of death of three men from Powell's 1869 expedition.

mssHM 80532-80565

George Bird Grinnell Papers

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